Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-12-14

point that may be consistent with human
imperfections, we must, by every means
in our power, increase our educational
facilities, both by providing the means
and by taking an interest in perfecting our
free public schools.
1t will be a grand and glorious day for
our country when every child of the Anglo
Saxon race upon it's soil shall have the
opportunity to obtain at least an elemen-
tary education. Then, and not until then,
will public sentiment be educated, and an
enlightened public conscience bring about
the social and political reforms we so much
need.
The legislation of a country and the adj
ministratiOn of the government IN lis Ju-
dietary and all other branches will never
rise higher than its s~ource-the people.
So let US elevate the source by educating
the poor children who are to form the
majority that will govern our State in the
future. I beg pardon for taking up SO
much space on this question; but ! look
upon it as the one upon the decision of
which depends the future prosperity and
moral advancement of our State.
The bill to increase the penalty, for ear
rying concealed weapons was defeated.
Also a bill to amend the law relating to
liens on buildings.
The bill to regulate the phosphate roy
atty was defeated in the Senate, but
was revived and placed on the calendar.
1t would take so much time to thorough
ly explain this question that I will post
pone it until some future time.
A bill to allow one young woman, VINO
is unable to pay tuition, from each county,
to attend the Winthrop Training School
for teachers in Columbia, has passed the
'T The bill to r%e-ap p;6ft the representa-
tives in the House, upon the basis of the
U. S. Census of 1880, has, after much dis
c%ussion, passed the House, and has gone to
the Senate. This, if it passes, will decrease
the representation in the counties of Char
lesion, Richland and Aiken, and increase it
in S~partanburg, Greenville, Sumter, MARI
boro and Edgefeld. There has been much
discussion as to the constitutionality OF this
action.
A bill to re-organize the Department OF
Agriculture has passed the Senate. 1t
provides that the Board of Agriculture
Shall consist of ten agriculturists, one
from each Judicial District, and two from
the State at large.
The bill to create a new county, to be
known as Florence county, out OF portions
of Williamsburg, Darlington and Marion,
has passed the House. It's passage by the
Senate is doubtful.
The Joint resolution providing for call
ing a Constitutional Convention failed to
receive a two-thirds majority of the Senate
and was rejected. .
The bill to reorganize the Judiciary and
establish a Court of Errors has been defeat
ed. A bill to r%eorganize the S. G. Univer-
sity has passed the Senate. 1t is a long
bill, and l will not attempt to 60 into its
explanation now.
The forfeited land bill still hangs on the
The t~hree-uuarter value clause insurance
bill was killed. The bill to amend the
law in relation to the contracts of married
women has passed the House and will
probably become a law. It gives the right
to a married woman to purchase and hold
property and make contracts the same as II
she was unmarried. The husband shall
not be liable for her debts except for ne
cessary support, and the earnings OF a mar
ried woman, also the income, shall be her
own separate estate.
A bill has passed the Senate providing
that the exemption from poll tax shall
apply only to those over sixty years OF
age. Also a bill to prohibit the granting
of bail pending appeal in certain criminal
cases.
The House has passed to a third read
ing the Senate bill of which l spoke in a
previous letter, which provides that the
returns'of the following agricultural pro-
ducts, to-wit: Corn, cotton, wheat, oats
and peas, shall be the amounts actually on
hand on the 1st of August preceding such
return. This gives the, relief from the
burdens imposed upon the farmers by
listing their cotton and other products OF
the farm on hand in January.
The joint resolution proposing a consti-
tutional amendment abolishing the office
of County Commissioner, and striking out
that part of the Constitution defining their
powers and duties, which passed the Sem
ate, was killed in the House.
J. G. BLACK.